The procedure of writing a term paper takes a good deal of time and requires elaborate preparations. If you want to write a really great paper, you should not be in a hurry, but consider everything thoroughly. So, what should you start with? First of all, you need to choose a subject of your paper. You should remember that elaborately thought theme of your term paper is the 50 percent of your future success. Thus, the subject of the paper ought to be topical, not too general and there should be a room for investigation. While choosing a theme, ask yourself some key questions that you want to have answered in your term paper. Be sure you can provide accurate and well-organized answers to them. Secondly, you need to find sources and materials for your term paper. When searching for them, don’t limit yourself only to those you can find on Internet or in your university library. Try to find as many sources as you can! After doing this, list all the sources you have and divide them into several groups (for instance, books, magazines and newspaper articles or periodicals). Don’t forget to indicate the title, author, subject, details of publication etc. when composing a list. After making a list, look through the sources and write out the notes that can be used in your paper. Remember about quotes and footnotes. It would also be more convenient for you to write every note on the separate card indicating the writer and the source from which you have taken it. When choosing the notes, take into consideration not only author’s opinions, but facts; be accurate and precise. Don’t hurry to start your writing after making a list. One another important task is to make out an outline of your future paper. Do not underestimate this point! Well-structured detailed outline will assist you in writing effective, logical and well-structured term paper. Now you can start to write your paper. Follow your outline and everything will be great. Do not forget about the general structure of the paper: introduction, body paragraphs and conclusion. After finishing your first draft, edit it carefully. Pay your attention to spelling, grammar, sentence structure; do not forget to check the footnotes, quotations, punctuation. It would be also great if you read your paper aloud, it helps you to check whether it sounds properly. Be as objective as you can when editing your paper!